Llanthony

Llanthony, Monmouthshire

OS Grid Ref.: SO289278
Lat/Lng: 51.9441361948,-3.0357844081

Place-name first attested in the early twelfth century, and in its Llanddewi form by Gerald of Wales in around 1191 (Landewi Nanthotheni). This Welsh form alludes to a chapel dedicated to David that stood there, although it is attested only infrequently.

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More information

Richard Morgan, Place-Names of Gwent (Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2005), 139–40

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